$165 billion seems quite low for nationals improvements. Seattle area is spending $54 billion just on a regional expansion of light rail and the cost had gone

$165 billion seems quite low for nationals improvements. Seattle area is spending $54 billion just on a regional expansion of light rail and the cost had gone up considerably since then because of inflation and real estate pressure. https://www.constructiondive.com/news/seattle-area-light-rail-transportation-plan-busting-54b-budget/549892/ https://www.constructiondive.com/news/seattle-area-light-rai... And is Amtrack even the right organization to lead this effort? The inaugural run of the NW corridor high speed line resulted in derailment with 3 deaths in 2017. Positive train control could have prevented the crash bit they didn't spend on that even though it was mandated by congress. The train was going 80mph in a 30mph zone with a tight curve. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derail... It sounds warm and fuzzy and I would welcome high speed national rail, but the numbers and timeline don't add up.